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The Continent of South America






              8     Mark true or false.


                   1.  The Atacama Desert is the wettest place in South America.                    true   false
                   2.  Most of South America is covered by Pampas grassland.                        true   false
                   3.  The largest country in South America is Chile.                               true   false

                   4.  South America is located south of North America.                             true   false
                   5.  South America is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the east.                  true   false



              9    Use the diagram below to write the similarities and differences between the
                   continents of North and South America.



                      North America                   Similarities                     South America















 7    What benefits does the Amazon rainforest bring to the world?
              10  Complete the map below by placing numbers in the correct places.

                                                                                     1.  The Pacific Ocean

                                                                                     2.  The Atlantic Ocean
                                                                                     3.  The Southern Ocean

                                                                                     4.  Chile
                                                                                     5.  Amazon River

                                                                                     6.  Atacama Desert
                                                                                     7.  Andes Mountains

                                                                                     8.  Brazil

















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